salesman

a man knocks
at the door
with a bright
colorful brochure
and a smile.
he wants you
to buy new windows,
new doors.
what about your
yard, aren't you
worried about
the weeds, the shrubs,
the fallen leaves.
when was the last
time you had
your gutters
cleaned, your windows
washed, that tree
over there looks
bad. it could fall
onto your house
and kill you.
you look over to
the tree. it happens
all the time,
he says. boom,
you're dead. you
shrug your shoulders.
also, he says,
you have an opening
under your porch,
see that, that little
hole? in the winter
that's where snakes
go. if you don't
have that filled
you are going to have
a house full of snakes.
nah, you say, i'm good.
what about pizza, do
you guys make a good
deep dish pizza
with thick crust?